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Masamizu Kitajima Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-287-10)
Buddhist ministry training in Japan
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.
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Archie Miyatake Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-299-7)
Moving to Japan with family
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.
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Archie Miyatake Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-299-8)
Attending school in Japan
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.
Narrator Yasashi Ichikawa
Issei female. Born 1907 in Shimonoseki, Japan. Attended school in Japan, and was encouraged by father to study English. Married a Buddhist minister and immigrated to the United States. Lived in Fresno, California, then returned to Japan for two years. Moved to Seattle, Washington, where husband was a minister at the Seattle Buddhist Temple. During World …
Narrator Arthur Ogami
Nisei male. Born April 10, 1922, in Whittier, California. Spent childhood in California, before being removed to Manzanar concentration camp in 1942. Left Manzanar several times to work as a beet topper for local farmers. Decided to expatriate to Japan because of mother's wishes, and was transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp. In 1945, was moved …
Narrator Sumiko M. Yamamoto
Nisei female. Born May 12, 1925, in Spreckels, California. Moved frequently with family as a child, eventually settling in Gilroy, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Following father's desire to repatriate to Japan, transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp, California, when it …
Narrator Gordon Yamada
Nisei male, born April 16, 1924. Served with the Military Intelligence Service during the postwar occupation of Japan.
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 34 (August 25, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-30)
Selected article titles: "Identification Tags to be Issued" (p. 1), "Beauties Entered" (p. 1), "Shirrell Promises New Regulations" (p. 1), "Hold Conclave on Advanced Education" (p. 1), "Sickness Prevention Week" (p. 1), "Moon Eclipse Tonight" (p. 1), "Social Welfare Located in 1608" (p. 2), "Thirteen Tuleans to Leave for Japan" (p. 3), "Co-op Discussion Group Meets" …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 87 (October 27, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-83)
Selected article titles: "Festival Highlights Raffle Revealed" (p. 1), "Co-op Group to Discuss Changes" (p. 1), "500 More Sugar Beet Workers Are Urgently Needed" (p. 1), "Church Choir to Be Organized" (p. 1), "Caleb Foote, Speaks Tonight" (p. 1), "Block 48 is Model Community Unit" (p. 3), "Japan Utilizes Rabbit Meat" (p. 3), "Girl Reserve YWCA …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 82 (February 27, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-169)
Selected article titles: "Aliens May Be Accepted in U.S. Army" (p. 1), "Messages to Japan Are Being Taken" (p. 1), "National Sawmill" (p. 1), "Registration Sked For Citizens Listed" (p. 1), "Co-op Stores... Scrip Exchange to be Stopped" (p. 1), "Procedure For Soldiers to Visit Tule Lake Given By DeWitt" (p. 1), "Identification For Workers: Divisions …
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 32 (August 7, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-140)
Selected article titles: "WRA Pushes Resettlement Win Segregation. Center Calm as Details Announced" (p. 1), "Dillon Myer to Address Residents Thursday" (p. 1), "Heart Mountain Gets 'Nod' from Time and Liberty" (p. 1), "Evacuee Attitude 'Bottleneck' in Resettlement, Says Official" (p. 1), "No Guarantee Segregees Able to Go to Japan" (p. 2), "Editorial: A Distinguished Friend …
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 49 (December 2, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-209)
Selected article titles: "FDR Hails 'Wonderful' Record" (p. 1), "Colorado Asks Coast Return" (p. 1), "Tokyo-Born Youth Volunteers to Fight Japanese Fascists" (p. 1), "Okay is Needed for Re-Entry" (p. 1), "New Relocation Plan to Stress Action in Center" (p. 1), "Liberals to Aid Postwar Japan" (p. 1), "Poll Discloses Majority Think Japanese Misled" (p. 2), …
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Short article regarding Kosho Otani (ddr-njpa-4-1916)
Article [translation]: "Abbot K. Otani, Feeling Better, Heads for Home. Buddhist Abbot Kosho K. Otani, heir to the leadership of the 10 million member Higashi Hongwanji Sect, will leave tonight for Tokyo after recuperating in Hawaii from an attack of mumps. The Abbot had reservations for Japan Air Line's flight 603, arriving at Tokyo 9:30 a.m. …
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Kocho Otani and his wife wearing leis (ddr-njpa-4-1895)
Caption on reverse: "ARCHBISHOP OTANI HERE: Archbishop Kocho Otani of the Otani-ha Higashi Hongwanji and Lady Otani arrived in Honolulu this morning at 9 aboard the Matson liner Lurline from Los Angeles for a 10-day stay in the islands before resuming their trip back to Japan on the APL liner President Wilson on Mar. 7. They …
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Photograph and article regarding Hidemi Kon (ddr-njpa-4-450)
Article title: "Writer Here Again on Way Home From World Tour"; Photo caption: "NOVELIST HERE AGAIN: Hidemi Kon (left), noted Japanese writer who wrote 'Hawaii no Yoru,' arrived here yesterday on a Pan American plane accompanied by another writer, Hideo Kobayashi. Enroute home from a world tour, they will leave for Japan at 10 p.m. tomorrow. …
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Merry Go Round (ddr-one-2-249)
Black and white photographic print of (from left) Tami Okamura and Olinda Saito wearing a plaid print dress standing outside at unknown Tokyo location with “Merry Go Round” sign in background. Olinda was a Japanese citizen whose father was Japanese consul in Sao Paolo, Brazil, before WWII. He returned to Japan before WWII began. Donor met …
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Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-50)
Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan. Six individuals standing behind a table featuring a cake, flowers and candles, (from left): Olinda Saito (bride), Raymond Funakoshi (groom), unidentified, Olinda Saito’s mother, Olinda Saito’s sisters Aki Saito and Yoshi Saito. Shiuko Sakai, …
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Easter Sunday (ddr-one-2-205)
Black and white photographic print of Josephina Saito (Olinda Saito’s sister) wearing black skirt suit with white gloves, holding purse, and standing in front of building on Easter Sunday. Olinda was a Japanese citizen whose father was Japanese consul in Sao Paolo, Brazil, before WWII. He returned to Japan before WWII began. Donor met Olinda when …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 5 (August 7, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-30)
Selected article titles: "California Chinese Americans Ask Fair Play for U.S. Nisei" (p. 1), "Leupp Not Prison Or Concentration Camp, Says Best" (p. 1), "Plan Exchange of U.S., Japan Nationals Soon. Repatriation Ship Will Take 1500 Persons To Porguguese India" (p. 1), "Evacuee Property Problems Considered by Dillon Myer During Los Angeles Visit" (p. 2), "Evacuees …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 15 (October 13, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-41)
Selected article titles: "Washington Official Reveals Some Tule Lake Segregees Seek to Regain Citizenship" (p. 1), "5333 Casualties Sustained By Nisei Units in Europe" (p. 1), "Letters to ACLU Say Tule Nisei Renounced Citizenship Privileges Under Duress" (p. 2), "Army Control Removed at Tule Lake Camp" (p. 2), "Disclose Many Nisei Caught By War in Japan …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 9 (March 2, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-9)
Selected article titles: "300 Nisei Stranded in Japan By War, Petition for Right To Return to Homes in U.S." (p. 1), "Delegates Support Extension of JACL Work in Peacetime" (p. 1), "San Francisco Cases to Test Legality of Race Restrictions in Residential Property Deeds" (p. 2), "Three Tule Lake Residents File Writs in Court. Petitioners Declare …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 23 (June 8, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-23)
Selected article titles: "California Supreme Court Hears Petition of Nisei GI To Set Aside Race Restrictions" (p. 1), "Deportation Will Proceed Despite Pending Legislation, Washington Officials Declare" (p. 1), "WRA Director Defends Agency Against Charge Evacuees 'Dumped' Into Winona Camp. Answers Inefficiency Statement Made by L.A. County Officials" (p. 2), "Evacuee Property in Seattle Will Be …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 29 No. 1 (January 11, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-2)
Selected article titles: "Considerable Delay Expected Before Stranded Nisei Can Be Repatriated From Nippon" (p. 1), "Anti-Discrimination Committee Of JACL Will Stress Fight Against Bias in Naturalization" (p. 1), "Voluntary Repatriation Program Completed by Canada Government' (p. 1), "Senator Says Evacuee Claims Bill Requires Urgent Attention" (p. 2), "Interned Enemy Aliens May Be Shipped Soon as …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 30 No. 20 (May 20, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-20)
Selected article titles: "Canadian Nisei Seek Federal Bill of Rights" (p. 1), "JACL Joins Three Groups in Brief Upholding Court's Decision Outlawing Land Law" (p. 1), "21 Reluctant Nisei Witnesses May Face Contempt Charges. House Un-American Activities Group Asks Prosecution" (p. 2), "Mass Exodus of Japan-Bound Tourists, Visits by Nipponese Artists Drain Hawaii Purses" (p. 3), …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 35 No. 16 (October 17, 1952) (ddr-pc-24-42)
Selected article titles: "Thornton Way residents withdraw protest selling house to Nisei" (p. 1), "National JACL stands ready to assist even non-members (like Yoshihara) who are discriminated because of race" (p. 1), "Honolulu judge rules in favor of dual citizen Nisei strandees in Japan" (p. 3), "JACL investigates reports of a San Jose Nisei hit by …